# NTSB SEA80DYP13: Piper PA-22, N4823Z, Colville, WA, February 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1980
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYP13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYP13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0016   80/2/4    COLVILLE,WA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 43 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N4823Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLVILLE,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT
        REMARKS- LND BETWEEN TAXIWAY & RWY IN DEEP SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4823Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823Z-2012-12-13), registration cancelled 2012-12-13, S/N 22-8394, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800204001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800204001719A), Feb 4, 1980: Piper PA22108, Colville, WA, Substantial damage. Landed in deep snow between runway and taxiway. Airplane nosed over.

## Other investigations on N4823Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC69D0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0027), Aug 10, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N4823Z), Healy, AK, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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